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Airport month · December 2024
Austin - Bergstrom International in December 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In December 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 6,932 domestic departures from Austin - Bergstrom International (AUS). 77.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 79.1% reached their destination on time; 0.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.8% of flights departed on time and 78.1% arrived on time, so AUS departures were level with the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in December 2023, the airport had 7,664 departures with 82.8% leaving on time: a change of −5.1 points, with flights down 10%.
Flights arriving at AUS that month were on time 78.8% of the time (6,930 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 47%, air carrier 32% and national aviation system 17%.
- On time 79.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.4%
- Cancelled 0.4%
- Diverted 0.2%
December 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | AUS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 77.7% | 82.8% | 74.2% | 77.8% |
| Arrived on time | 79.1% | 83.9% | 75.5% | 78.1% |
| Cancelled | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 17.2 min | 11.2 min | 18.4 min | 16.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 231 | 256 | 245 | 19,686 |
| Scheduled departures | 6,932 | 7,664 | 89,507 | 590,581 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 3,156 | 46% | 78.6% | 5.7 min | 0.4% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,038 | 15% | 77.4% | 16.9 min | 1.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 961 | 14% | 82.6% | 3.2 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 725 | 10% | 82.1% | 4.8 min | 0.4% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 480 | 7% | 81.5% | 4.4 min | 0.2% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 206 | 3% | 75.2% | 7.3 min | 0.5% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 94 | 1% | 71.3% | 11.9 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 87 | 1% | 65.5% | 24.7 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 71 | 1% | 73.2% | 48.8 min | 1.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 56 | 1% | 76.8% | 10.7 min | 1.8% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 31 | 0% | 61.3% | 19.4 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 14 | 0% | 78.6% | 1.8 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS–DFW | Austin to Dallas/Fort Worth | 411 | 73.2% | 25.2 min | 2.7% |
| AUS–ATL | Austin to Atlanta | 382 | 82.5% | 4.1 min | 0.3% |
| AUS–DEN | Austin to Denver | 375 | 86.7% | 1.7 min | 0.0% |
| AUS–LAX | Austin to Los Angeles | 342 | 79.2% | 8.8 min | 0.0% |
| AUS–PHX | Austin to Phoenix | 281 | 82.9% | 10.9 min | 0.4% |
| AUS–BNA | Austin to Nashville | 261 | 78.9% | 5.2 min | 0.4% |
| AUS–LAS | Austin to Las Vegas | 255 | 82.4% | -3.9 min | 0.0% |
| AUS–ORD | Austin to Chicago | 235 | 82.6% | 0.6 min | 0.4% |
| AUS–DAL | Austin to Dallas | 201 | 75.1% | 11.1 min | 2.0% |
| AUS–MCO | Austin to Orlando | 200 | 78.5% | 5.8 min | 0.0% |
| AUS–IAH | Austin to Houston | 190 | 81.6% | 2.5 min | 1.6% |
| AUS–SAN | Austin to San Diego | 183 | 65.6% | 19.7 min | 1.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left AUS on time in December 2024?
77.7% of 6,932 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 79.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.8% and 78.1%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2023, 82.8% of 7,664 departures left on time and 0.3% were cancelled, against 77.7% and 0.4% in December 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for AUS · methodology · corrections.